Want to burn leaves? There are rules to follow
COPLEY TWP.: Copley Township is one of the few communities in the five-county area without scheduled leaf pickups.As a result, dousing burning piles of yard waste has become a regular fall chore for...
View ArticleAntal, Scalise vie for Summit’s fiscal officer job
Summit County Republicans argued for years that the county fiscal officer should be a certified public accountant because of the hundreds of millions of dollars flowing through the office each...
View ArticleSinbad back at Tangier; politics is on the menu
Election years provide plenty of material for comedians — and questions about where the comics’ loyalties lie. There was even a recent academic study of how many jokes the late-night shows have made...
View ArticleHudson woman with Alzheimer’s disease speaks out on illness
HUDSON: Being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease at a young age is not going to slow down Joan Uronis.In fact, Uronis sees the diagnosis that came at the age of 62 as a blessing.“I look at Alzheimer’s...
View ArticleSummit County Democrats dwarf local GOP in election spending
Summit County Democrats are spending big money this year to hold on to and nab nonjudicial, countywide offices. The six Democrats running for county executive, sheriff, prosecutor, fiscal officer,...
View ArticleDriller says it’s thrilled with Ohio shale results
Chesapeake Energy Corp. is still in love with the liquids-rich Utica shale in eastern Ohio.It is eyeing Carroll, Harrison and Columbiana counties as Ohio’s “core of the core” where the Oklahoma energy...
View ArticleOhio Army National Guard unit to help NYC storm victims
More than 200 Akron-area residents have or are being dispatched to the East Coast to help with disaster relief.That includes an Ohio Army National Guard unit based at the Akron-Canton Airport that...
View ArticleAbsentee voting information
Today: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.Sunday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.Monday: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.DEADLINESNoon, today: Mail-in absentee requests must be received by boards.Monday: Mail-in ballots must be postmarked.Tuesday:...
View ArticleReappraisal contract criticized
The Republican candidate for Summit County fiscal officer is criticizing the county for not bidding a major reappraisal contract.Fiscal Officer Kristen Scalise struck an $831,800 deal this year with...
View ArticleJewell Cardwell: DQ fundraiser to help ailing baby
Big beautiful bouquets to The Girls of Green and Dairy Queen of Green who are partnering to host “A Charity Fund-day at DQ,” 1840 Town Park Blvd., Uniontown, all day Wednesday. A portion of the sales...
View ArticleGovernment, defense spar on Ohio bomb-plot sentence
CLEVELAND: Federal prosecutors are seeking up to life in prison for three men who pleaded guilty in a plot to bomb a highway bridge in Brecksville, but the defense asked for leniency.Both sides filed...
View ArticleRegional briefs — Nov. 3
AKRONMan shot near UAAKRON: A 20-year-old man was injured Friday afternoon after he was shot while driving on Annadale Avenue east of state Route 8 near the University of Akron campus.The victim, who...
View Article‘Comedy in Concert’ at Unity Chapel of Light
Humorist and songwriter Greg Tamblyn will present “Comedy in Concert” at 7 p.m. Thursday at Unity Chapel of Light, 503 Northwest Ave., Tallmadge.Tamblyn has been described as “a contemporary Mark...
View ArticleStill time to early vote before Tuesday’s election; not as many local people...
More voters in the Akron-Canton area cast absentee ballots in 2008 than have done so this year.That could change in the final days before Tuesday’s election.Ohioans can still early vote in person...
View ArticleCelebrations
CommunityForty-eight Akron-area students were named winners in the 2013 Safety Kids Calendar contest sponsored by the Summit County Prosecutor’s Office. All winners received gift cards. The grand-prize...
View ArticleCrime Watch — Nov. 4
Summit CountyAkronArrestsA Tarson Terrace woman, 21, was charged with felonious assault, domestic violence and tampering with evidence after she allegedly used a kitchen knife to stab a man in the back...
View ArticleVoters can expect to see ‘observers’ at most polling places
If you are planning to vote on Election Day, don’t forget your driver’s license because someone will be watching.These days, they like to be called “poll observers;” in the past they were called “voter...
View ArticleCanton City Schools Superintendent Christopher Smith dies
Canton City Schools Superintendent Christopher Smith, 51, died Friday evening.Smith, who served as superintendent of the district since February, was recently diagnosed with leukemia and took a medical...
View ArticleNative seeds are Cuyahoga Valley’s new tool in fighting invasive plants
SAGAMORE HILLS TWP.: The volunteers were outfitted with bags that attached to their waists, gloves and clippers or small hand-held sickles.They wandered across the 15-acre grassy hillside off West...
View ArticleLocal changes could result in voter confusion
If you live in Summit County, you may have a new congressional district, legislative district, precinct and polling location when you vote on Tuesday. On top of this, you may be voting for candidates...
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